Rodolfo Gustavo Alvarez Mr. Ignacio Arana English Composition II 25 February‚ 2015 Ancient Greek City-States The Pillars of Ancient Greece Introduction Body According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary‚ a city-state is “a state that has its own government and consists of a city and the area around it”. This definition shows that the ancient Greece was divided into city-states in which this were independent of each other‚ with their laws‚ customs‚ money‚ and army (Greek City State). City-States are
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I’m not focusing enough on the things that really matter." At that moment‚ she came to the decision to dedicate a year to her happiness. Thus began the Happiness project. She plunged into the principles established by all sorts of experts‚ from Epicurus to Thoreau to Oprah to Martin Seligman to the Dalai Lama to see which helped her become a happier person and which didn’t. In planning her Happiness Project‚ Rubin turned to the wisdom of the ages‚ scientific knowledge‚ and lessons from pop culture
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Matter: anything that has mass and takes up space Particle Theory: the scientific statements that summarize about particles of matter 1. All matter is made up of particles that contain spaces between each particle 2. Different substances are made up of different types of particles 3. Particles are always in constant motion 4. The movement of particles will increase if temperature rises 5. Particles are attracted to each other Pure substance: a substance that consists of only 1 type of particle
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maximize pleasure or happiness and minimize pain or evil. Utilitarianism is all about making the right choices that will consequently promote the greatest amount of happiness. It can be traced all the way back to the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus‚ but the name most frequently associated with utilitarianism is that of Jeremy Bentham. According to utilitarianism‚ we should evaluate an action by looking at is consequences‚ weighing the good effects against the bad effects on all the people
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The School of Athens The School of Athens is one of the most celebrated pieces of artwork from the age of the Renaissance. Painted by Raphael of Urbino from 1510 to 1512‚ the School of Athens is located in the Stanza della Segnatura at the Vatican Palace in Rome. The fresco was painted in the High Renaissance of Humanism and is the ideal embodiment of the classical spirit. Raphael of Urbino‚ or Raffaello Sanzio as he was known in his day‚ was born in 1483 in Urbino‚ Italy. His father was Giovanni
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The existence of God has been a question that has plagued mankind since the earliest years of our existence when humans began to think logically. Both sides of the argument of God’s existence have been argued by many philosophers over the years and yet both sides of the argument are still very prominent today. Theists have found many compelling arguments to support their cause however there is one substantial argument known as ‘The Problem of Evil’ which contradicts the beliefs of theists. In this
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Dawkins‚ The Blind Watchmaker‚ pg.63 Dawkins believes that everything happens by chance‚ but it does happen for a reason. He talks about the idea of finding a rock at your feet and finding a watch at your feet. He says there is a difference. The rock you would think has been just been there; it was not placed by anyone it is just there. The watch however had to have been placed there by mankind‚ because it is not just found in nature. He mentions on page 65 in the Abel textbook that “a true watchmaker
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Atomic structure: scientists 1. Democritus: 1st person to think of atom (500 BCE)- philosopher Atom is the smallest piece of an element that has same properties as the element. 2. Lavisier: Law of conservation of mass/ matter • Mass can’t be created or destroy; same amount of stuff 3. Joseph Proust: Law of constant composition (law of definite Proportions) • A compound is always made of the same elements in the same ratio. 4. John Dalton: English school teacher who derived the atomic theory
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was merely a dream that would have resulted in a fortuitous outcome‚ had he been elected. After Willie realizes he was duped‚ turns to the first vice in his life‚ drinking. The audience sympathizes with Willie because of his initial adversity. In Epicurus‚ Aristotle describes a tragic hero’s journey as one of‚ “complete serious action which arouses pity and fear‚” from the audience. Through Jack Burden’s narration‚ which is also a crucial part to
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Defending Conceptions of the Mind What are ideas‚ and where do they come from? Epicurean philosopher Lucretius explains them as a result of the mind focusing on simulacra‚ thin films of atoms released from everything. From a logical standpoint‚ even without taking modern technology into consideration‚ Lucretius’ theory of Simulacra does not hold up well against scrutiny due to the weak foundational assumptions and contradictive information. Lucretius theory of simulacra is that simulacra is made
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